Mechanical Fitter

Mechanical Fitter
Oldbury
4on/4off Days
£43,000 - £44,000 DOE

The Opportunity

An Amazing Opportunity for a Mechanical Maintenance Fitter to become part of a multi-million-pound Heavy industry business, they have recently invested over £30,000,000 across the company and they are going from strength to strength. Engineers have been at this site for years boasting great longevity and an incredibly stable sector. Most engineers are earning £55,000 - £60,000 with overtime. This is a rare opportunity to work continentals that don't involve any nights.
The role will be working on multi-million pound machinery, some old and some brand new. You will need to be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty as it is part of the heavy engineering sector. The engineers that thrive in this environment are the ones that enjoy the old school heavy machinery!

The machinery you will be working on will be big industrial Balers (Harris), 2000 tonne shears, mobile cranes for material handling, screw conveyors, in feed conveyors, Separators, sortation machines, big industrial magnets and more.

They are offering a very lucrative package which includes a good pension scheme, vouchers, holiday and much more
Benefits for the mechanical fitter

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• above market pension – matched 1%
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• Paid training courses to help with upskilling
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• Healthcare plan
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• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 25 in 2023
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• bonus scheme
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• 24/7 Colleague Assistance Programme and Financial Wellbeing Support – access to affordable loans, savings accounts, advanced earned pay, and financial education via salary finance
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• Overtime paid at a premium, easily earn £50,000
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• paid training courses i.e. Siemens PLC training and HNC
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Experience required for the mechanical fitter:

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• 3 years working as a mechanical fitter/ mechanical maintenance engineer
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• experience with gearboxes, conveyors, material handling, pneumatics, hydraulics
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• experience with fabricating/welding is advantageous
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• Ideally worked in a heavy industrial environment previously but open to getting your hands dirty
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